World War I Power Point Questions

‘The Great War’ power point questions. Name:­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__


1. When did Austria- Hungary declare war on Serbia?


2. List some of the causes of the first world war listed . (6)




3. What was the ‘match head’ of the war?



4. What is an Arms race?



5. How many U-boats did Germany have at the start of the war?



6. Why was it important for the European powers to have highly detailed battle plans ready in case of war?



7. What country did France have an alliance with in case of war?



8. What was the Schlieffen plan, and why did it exist?



9. How was Germany going to quickly get their troops to the east to fight the Russians?



10. What was the biggest problem with the Schlieffen plan faced once it was started?




11. What slowed the German’s down in Belgium?



12. What does ‘disdain’ mean?



13. What countries had signed a treaty giving Belgium neutrality in the event of a war in Europe?




14. Where are the Balkans?



15. What is a ‘salient’?



16. Why was Ypres important?



17. What country’s soldiers were the first to experience a chemical warfare attack?



18. How many casualties did both sides suffer during the 3rd battle of Ypres?



19. What does ANZAC stand for?



20. What is ‘artillery’?




21. How many Allies died at the 3rd Battle of Ypres? How many were Canadian?